WEBVTT FELIX: THAT THREAT WASDETERMINED TO BE A HOAX, A JOKEACCORDING TO THE GIRL WHO MADEIT, BUT NOBODY'S LAUGHING>> USUALLY YOU DON'T HEAR ABOUT12-YEAR-OLD GIRLS DOING THISTYPE OF PRANFELIX: THE PRANKSTER, A 7THGRADER AT CHALONE PEAKS MIDDLESCHOOL IN KING CITY, WHO POSTEDON THE SCHOOL'S INSTAGRAMACCOUNT THAT SHE WAS GOING TOSHOOT DOWN THE SCHOOL.>> THAT'S TOO YOUNG FOR A12-YEAR-OLD TO EVEN BE SAYINGTHAT IT'S WAY TOO YOUNG AT 12 IWAS PLAYING IN THE MUD I WASN'T EVEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA FELIX: THE THREAT WAS POSTEDLATE SUNDAY NIGHT, ANDDISCOVERED MONDAY MORNING BY ASCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR WHOMONITORS THE INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT,NOBODY ELSE SAW THE POST BUTPOLICE WERE CALLED ANDDETERMINED IT CAME FROM THE12-YEAR-OLD GIRL>> AND HER STATEMENT WAS THEMINUTE SHE MADE IT SHE REALIZEDHOW LESS THAN INTELLIGENT THECOMMENT WAS AND WENT TO DELETEIT IMMEDIATELY HOWEVER HADALREADY BEEN SENT AT THAT TIMEAND SHE WAS VERY REMORSEFULABOUT WHAT SHE DONFELIX: A LETTER SENT HOME TOSTUDENTS STATED IN SHORT,UNFORTUNATELY WE MADE THE NEWSTODAY, THE SITUATION HAS BEENHANDLED AND THERE WAS NEVER ACREDIBLE THREAT TO THE SAFETY OFANY OF OUR STUDENTS, THE SCHOOLNEVER WENT ON LOCKDOWN, BUT THEINCIDENT AGAIN RAISING CONCERNSABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA AND KIDS.>> SOCIAL MEDIA HAS GOTTEN OUTOF CONTROL OVER THE PAST FEWYEARS SO I THINK IT'S BOTH THECHILD'S AND THE PARENTS FAULTAND THEY SHOULD MONITOR THAT. >> THAT'S NOT A PRANK THAT'SREALLY IMMATURE AND IT'S WRONGBECAUSE YOU'RE NOT DOING IT FORLAUGHS YOU'RE DOING IT ANDYOU'RE HURTING YOUR CLASSMATESAND THEIR FAMILIES AND YOU-- YOU'RE SCARING THEM. IT'S NOT A GOOD THING TO DOESPECIALLY WHEN STUFF LIKE THATHAPPENS AROUND THE WORLD :30. DAN: THE POLICE CHIEF SAYS THEYOUNG GIRL WAS NOT ARRESTED ORCITED, BUT HER CASE WAS SENT TOJUVENILE PROBATION FOR REVIEW,DISTRICT LEADERS WOULDN'TDISCUSS THE STUDENTS CURRENTSTATUS, BUT SAID SHE WOULD BEDEALT WITHACCORDING TO THE DISTRICT'SDISCIPLINARY STANDARDS,DAN: THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIMECHALONE PEAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL HASBEEN THE TARGET OF THREATS.LAST YEAR A 13-YEAR-OLD WASARRESTED FOR MAKING TWO BOMBTHREATS, THOSE TURNED OUT TO BE

King City police called to investigate a threat of a school shooting were shocked to learn the threat came from a young girl.

“Usually you don't hear about 12 year old girls doing this type of prank,” said King City police chief Robert Masterson.

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The prankster in this case turned out to be a 7th grader at Chalone Peaks middle school, who posted on the school's instagram account that she was going to shoot down the school.

“That's too young for a 12 year old to even be saying that it's way too young at 12 I was playing in the mud I wasn't even on social media,” said college student Melissa Castro of King City.

The threat was posted late Sunday night and discovered Monday morning by a school administrator who monitors the instagram account. Nobody else saw the post but police were called and determined it came from the 12 year old girl.

She was pulled from class and questioned.

“And her statement was the minute she made it she realized how less than intelligent the comment was and went to delete it immediately however it had already been sent at that time and she was very remorseful about what she done,” said the police chief.

A letter sent home to students stated in part, "unfortunately we made the news today.” It went on to say, "the situation has been handled and there was never a credible threat to the safety of any of our students.”

The school never went on lockdown but the incident again raising concerns over social media and kids.

“Social media has gotten out of control over the past few years so I think it's both the child's and the parents fault and they should monitor that,” said Castro.

For others the prank was no laughing matter.

“That's not a prank that's really immature and it's wrong because you're not doing it for laughs you're doing it and you're hurting your classmates and their families and your scaring them it's not a good thing to do especially when stuff like that happens around the world,” said King City high schooler Destiny Yokomizo.

Police chief Masterson said the girl was not arrested but they did refer her case to juvenile probation for review and possible charges.

District superintendent Rory Livingston wouldn’t disclose the student’s status within the district but said, “we have disciplinary standards and the child will be dealt with in accordance of that.”